Nari-Lanreth

The pair alongside Nari had already drifted off in search of anything valuable and useful – a fact that Nari didn’t ignore. They were quick to move into the wonders of the garden, spotting the land and area for what it was meant to be; a place to locate and pile upon the richest that this world could offer. Nari envied them the moments bliss, where they simply assumed that this would be a walk in the park – pun not intended. ’Thank you, Nemo, for inviting us here. It’s as lovely as it always is. If you don’t mind, I’m going to explore a bit.’ Though friendly in nature, Nari’s words were c

Thread Summary Word Count 11,687 words Experience Calculation 11,687/5x10 = 23,370 EXP Col Calculation 15,560 [Loot] + {400x3} [Page Count] = 16,760 col Materials 60 materials [Loot] Loot Unidentified Rare Armour/Shield {11} | ID255923, 255934, 256038, 256155[a/b], 256293, 256484, 256486, 256488, 256723, 256729 Unidentified Rare Consumables {8} | ID256159[a/b], 256181[a/b], 256490[a/b], 256732[a/b] Unidentified Rare Trinket {1} | ID256155 Unidentified Rare Weapon {15} | ID255931, 25603, 256035, 256159[a/b], 256181[a/b], 256184, 256188, 256190, 256193, 256490[a/b], 256

’I…look, I have a confession to make. We’ve lived together, been together for a long time now. A very long time. Like, a super long-‘ Nari found herself straggling again, the words coming out too fast and too easily now, so much so that her point was being lost. She shook her head, forcibly quelling the storm of emotions, the words and the confusion that was welling up inside herself as she considered what she wanted to say. ’Not the point. The point is…’ Whatever she had wanted to say, the words were taken from her as Onora spoke first, the blonde’s soft voice cutting through anything N

’Ah…well…yeah, I guess…I see your point. Uhm…’ The words were stumbling from her now, falling out without hesitation and growing with intensity and speed as each one came. Nari wanted to shut herself up, to stop the moment that she knew would come tumbling out if she continued. Yet, like a flaming truck heading for a petrol station, she was unable to brake hard enough nor fast enough to avoid the calamity that would be downfall or firework. ’I…may have…an interest…you know, like…a thing…sort of…like a crush…or you know, that thing where you really like…uhm…’ Onora was supressing her laugh

’Yeah, noticed. That thing that you do when you see things, even when other people try and hide them. Like actions, or emotions…behaviours, even. Any of this ringing any sort of bells?’ Onora dragged the words on, as if finding some measure of amusement in the entire situation – not that Nari could blame her, as much as she disliked the attention and teasing, a part of her wished it would never end. She wondered if that weren’t an odd reaction to have, all things considered. ’Ah…’ The word drifted on the air as Onora and Nari fell silent, the pair waiting to see who would speak first. Nar

’Oh, so you think I haven’t noticed?’ There was still a measure of humour in the blonde’s voice, though Nari couldn’t ignore the fact that it wasn’t malicious or teasing by any means – in fact, if anything, she would almost have considered surprised if she had to label it as anything. Not that Nari was anywhere near an expert on reading other individual’s thoughts, emotions and feelings. ’Noticed…?’ Nari dragged on the topic, both wanting to hear the answer, and dreading it all at the same time. A million different scenarios and outcomes had already flashed through her mind, and although

Where there had been a small amount of colour previously, Nari suddenly felt her face alight in flame and burning embarrassment – a beacon that would have shown bright in the darkened sky, if not for the fact that it was clearly just passed the half day mark. She stumbled over words for a few moments, trying to collect herself, before she managed to get out anything that could be considered a form of sentence. ’I don’t…know what you mean. What glances? What? Who was glancing? Where?’ Onora laughed at the flustered form of Nari, a tingling melody that was somehow calming to her nerves as s

Seconds went by as Nari and Onora took some time to wrinkle out their bodies after the fight, pulling knots that had developed and smoothing away the majority of the after affects that always crept up upon them. Nari’s eyes couldn’t help but shift towards her partner as she considered everything she’d been thinking about the last few moments, and she was sure she was caught at numerous points – not that Onora said anything, at the time. ’So…a bit more, and then we head back?’ Onora asked. Nari gave a soft nod as she retrieved fishing rod and hook, settling herself back into a seated posit

’Well, that was…something…were those hands?’ Onora had let her sword drop slightly to the side as the final creature erupted – not quite an unprepared stance, but one that showed the calm, relaxed state of a post battle fighter. Nari had let her own guard drop ever so slightly as well, taking the calm moment as a measure of time to recover and relax – and a time to release the tightened muscles that had begun to strain in her entire body. ’I’ve…no idea. Weird things, to say the least…’ Her eyes dropped down to the notification that appeared besiede her, and she found herself grinning as s

Nari chose to ignore the embarrassing moment, uncertain if there was even anything to be embarrassed about to begin with. They were still engaged with the hand creature – which was trying its best to escape, without any success. Nari shifted herself to its side, waiting for it to try and make another break for the riverbed, before jamming the spear forward and stabbing into the thing’s core, the flames erupting and burning across its body even before it slapped her back. The impact rattled her armour, causing little more than a minor vibration that could be considered annoying at best. S

The spear went wide, and Onora found herself falling back as the hand seemed to make a rush for the distance. Nari and Onora both launched themselves into the hand’s pathway, blocking it from escaping back into the riverbed that it had originally exploded from earlier, and ensuring that it was forced to remain on land just a little bit longer – and more importantly, forced to face them both for just a single minute more beyond what it desired. ’Nice! Don’t let it escape, I think we’ve almost got it!’ Nari blurted out the obvious, knowing full well that none of it needed to be said, and ye

Flame covered spear lashed forward from Nari’s defensive stance, slashing through the first of the hand like creatures and lighting it aflame. Not that it lasted much longer than the few seconds it took for the flames to erupt and overtake the rest of the thing’s form; the explosion of shards upon the air denoting its finality in the world – and the small measure of freedom that the pair obtained from its departure. ’Last one.’ Onora’s words were a mere breath upon the wind, and yet Nari could understand them perfectly – a mimicry of her own thoughts in the moment. They had completed half

The two women moved in fluid tandem, wrapping around one another as the hands launched an attack of their own. Nari would call it excellent teamwork, a connection of the soul and mind, or something along those lines – if she were more aware of the sentimental ideologies of the situation. Instead, she simply knew it was a matter of the two having worked in the field together for so long. They’d come to know one another, and that meant reacting without communication or thought – Nari knew Onora’s typical strike patterns, as well as Onora knew Nari’s own style of fighting. A combination that allo

Whatever thoughts Nari may have wanted to focus upon, they were torn away as the pair of hand creatures erupted from the water with the yank of her fishing rod. She barely had time to flow into motion, the spear and shield appearing in her hands as she called them to existence, before she was rushing in front of Onora and placing herself into a defensive stance. The sound of the blonde’s rapier slashing the air caused her eyes to break from the creatures for a single second. She almost called out to deny Onora’s engagement in the fight, before realising the blonde’s assistance might make

”We aren’t going to be able to stay forever, you know?” Onora glanced over towards Nari with a knowing look, as if to suggest that they should consider leaving for home shortly – the same look Nari assumed a mother would give to a child, though she had to admit their relationship didn’t feel like a parent overseeing child type. It was something else, something more intimate. Perhaps a spouse scalding another for taking too long- Nari felt her face flush in direct response to the thought. She couldn’t imagine calling someone a spouse without some prior determination by the pair – or group,